Identity and the Virtual World: The Influence of Internet on Identity
Document Type : Original Article
Author
PhD in Political Sciences and staff member of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Tehran University. Iran
Abstract
The current research paper attempts to demonstrate that Internet , in addition to being a source of information, can cause changes in the worldview of its users. An Internet user by switching his computer enters a virtual world and this virtual world can facilitate the condition for him to create newer forms of identity. This can in turn lead to a multiplicity of identity and the growth of individuality in a person. To the author of this research, the common theories about identity are not able to explain this issue. Therefore, the researcher attempts to use a reflective theory in explaining the effects of Internet on identity in industrial and developing countries.
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